Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (with Score)

Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations), Op. 36 (with Score) Composed: 1898 99 Conductor: Andrew Davis Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra 00:00 Theme Andante 01:34 Var. I L istesso tempo 03:29 Var. II Allegro 04:15 Var. III Allegretto 05:39 Var. IV Allegro di molto 06:09 Var. V Moderato 08:24 Var. VI Ysobel Andantino 09:47 Var. VII Troyte Presto 10:46 Var. VIII W. N. Allegretto 12:41 Var. IX Nimrod Adagio 16:56 Var. X Dorabella Intermezzo: Allegretto 19:28 Var. XI Allegro di molto 20:30 Var. XII Andante 23:29 Var. XIII Romanza: Moderato 26:21 Var. XIV Finale: Allegro At the end of an overlong day laden with teaching and other duties, Edward Elgar lit a cigar, sat at his piano and began idling over the keys. To amuse his wife, the composer began to improvise a tune and played it several times, turning each